ENG1517 January February
Sup Portfolio (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) 22025 - DUE 20
January 2025
, ENG1517 January February Sup Portfolio
(COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE 20 January
2025
After you have read TEXT A, please answer
Questions 1.1 to 1.5. Please note that in both
Texts A and B, the English translation of
Baba is ‘Father’ and that of Gogo is
‘Grandmother’. TEXT A Phama and the mealie
pip Written by Margot Bertelsmann
Illustrated by Chantelle and Burgen Thorne
Phama planted his pip and it grew and grew.
It grew so high, it disappeared into the
clouds. “I’m going to climb all the way to the
top,” Phama said. Baba sneered. A huge
voice boomed. “Sniff-splutter-snort-fart! I
smell the blood of a young upstart!” It was
the nasty giant. “Catch me if you can,”
teased Phama. Phama saw a magic bag. 4
Inside was all the gold the nation ever mined.
Phama saw a magic singer. He knew all the
songs the nation ever sung. Phama saw a
magic goose. She laid enough golden eggs
for everyone. “I will come back with treasure
for you,” Phama shouted down to Gogo on
the ground. Gogo sighed. Phama picked a
ripe mealie off the stalk. He roasted it over a
fire. He melted butter over the golden pips
and wafted the smell up into the giant’s
nostrils. “Bring me my giant toothpick,” the
giant shouted. But Phama was gone. And so
was the bag. And the singer. And the goose.
Even the mealie stalk was gone. Phama had
chopped it down, you see. Question 1.1 (5
marks) The content genre of Text A is a fairy
tale. Identify three characteristics of a fairy
tale in Text A.
Sup Portfolio (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) 22025 - DUE 20
January 2025
, ENG1517 January February Sup Portfolio
(COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE 20 January
2025
After you have read TEXT A, please answer
Questions 1.1 to 1.5. Please note that in both
Texts A and B, the English translation of
Baba is ‘Father’ and that of Gogo is
‘Grandmother’. TEXT A Phama and the mealie
pip Written by Margot Bertelsmann
Illustrated by Chantelle and Burgen Thorne
Phama planted his pip and it grew and grew.
It grew so high, it disappeared into the
clouds. “I’m going to climb all the way to the
top,” Phama said. Baba sneered. A huge
voice boomed. “Sniff-splutter-snort-fart! I
smell the blood of a young upstart!” It was
the nasty giant. “Catch me if you can,”
teased Phama. Phama saw a magic bag. 4
Inside was all the gold the nation ever mined.
Phama saw a magic singer. He knew all the
songs the nation ever sung. Phama saw a
magic goose. She laid enough golden eggs
for everyone. “I will come back with treasure
for you,” Phama shouted down to Gogo on
the ground. Gogo sighed. Phama picked a
ripe mealie off the stalk. He roasted it over a
fire. He melted butter over the golden pips
and wafted the smell up into the giant’s
nostrils. “Bring me my giant toothpick,” the
giant shouted. But Phama was gone. And so
was the bag. And the singer. And the goose.
Even the mealie stalk was gone. Phama had
chopped it down, you see. Question 1.1 (5
marks) The content genre of Text A is a fairy
tale. Identify three characteristics of a fairy
tale in Text A.
